Who are they serving, exactly?

The Daily Mail is going to town over the decision by Crispin Blunt to approve a prison inmate’s application for artificial insemination because of his human rights. They sense blood in the water and are hunting for a scalp.

But irrespective of the rights, wrongs, accuracies or otherwise of the story and the reporting, one line in the Mail’s piece should stand out as yet another example of how the ruling elite serve their own interests rather than ours. Attempts by the media to find out who exactly made the decision to let the prisoner attempt to father a child while still in prison, resulted in this outcome:

The Ministry of Justice yesterday refused to say who took the decision.

These are public servants who are supposed to be accountable to the people of this country. We are entitled to know which Minister or faceless bureaucrat took the decision. The Ministry of Justice has no legitimate reason whatsoever to deny us this information. This is deniability and lack of accountability writ large and it is unacceptable.

It is a measure of the contempt in which we are held. The political class wants us to do two things, pay up and shut up. It is another example that underlines how Referism is an idea whose time has come.

Seems you’re a little confused this morning, Brian H – have a lie down.
Now if this artificial insemination succeeds, should we expect the proud parents to bring up the child using their own resources? Of course not, it’ll just be another mouth for the State to feed, the good old Sosh will step in. One thing is certain – the Civil Service twat that made this decision will not be stepping forward offering any form of support – he’ll leave that delight for ALL of us to share.

The Sir Humphrey’s of Whitehall have not been accountable to the electorate since this corrupt and frankly worthless organisation was established. The Civil Service needs to be abolished in its entirety.

For me, you have pinpointed the key issue; namely, those who are making decisions on our behalf must be made public. These people must be held accountable for their decisions, their actions and their omissions.
If the people who gravitate to such positions within public life don’t like the publicity, then they can always seek alternative employment. In a Job Centre, for example.